10-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- herb paris — a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
- herbaceous — of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- herdswoman — The female equivalent of a herdsman.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- heresiarch — a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- heresimach — a person engaged in combating heresy and heretics.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- hesitative — characterized by hesitation; hesitating.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- hexachords — Plural form of hexachord.
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexamerous — consisting of or divided into six parts.
- hexameters — Plural form of hexameter.
- hexandrous — (of a plant) having six stamen
- hexapodous — (zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
- hexokinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- hibernates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate.
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hinderlans — the buttocks
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
- hippomanes — (formerly) a substance found on the forehead of a newborn foal or obtained from a mare in foal, thought to act as an aphrodisiac
- histamines — Plural form of histamine.
- hla system — human leucocyte antigen system; a group of the most important antigens responsible for tissue compatibility, together with the genes that encode them. For tissue and organ transplantation to be successful there needs to be a minimum number of HLA differences between the donor's and recipient's tissue
- hoarseness — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hofstadter — Richard, 1916–70, U.S. historian.
- hollow sea — an ocean wave formation in which the rise from troughs to crests is very steep.
- holophrase — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- home sales — the sale of houses and flats; property sales
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- home stand — a series of consecutive sports events, as baseball games, played in a team's own stadium.
- home state — the state where a person comes from, or where they live
- homemakers — Plural form of homemaker.
- homesteads — Plural form of homestead.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- honoraries — Plural form of honorary.
- hoop snake — any of several harmless snakes, as the mud snake and rainbow snake, fabled to take its tail in its mouth and roll along like a hoop.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- horse bean — fava bean.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horse race — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse rake — a large-wheeled rake drawn by a horse.